Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Boil a measure of ghee in this decoction, and take 2 prasthas (equal to 4 seers) therefrom.

The ghee thus prepared is alleviative of cough born of wind.

It is also an enkindler of the digestive fire.* 34 PIPPALADYA GHRITA.

Take Pippali (the fruits of Piper longuirp, Pippalimula (the roots of Piper longum), Chavya {Piper Chaba \ Chitraka {Pumbago zeyld-

* The original is exceedingly terse. It has been expanded in the English version ft* order to make it intelligible. The commentators say that 8 seers of water are taken and this measure is boiled dowll to 2 seers.— T.

CHARA KA-SAMHITA.-

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nica), NSgara (dry ginger), DhSnya (coriander seeds), Paths [Cissampelos hernandifolia), VachS ( Acorus calamus ), Rasna ( Vanda Roxburghii ), Yashthi (liquorice), the ashes of green barley shoots, Hingu (assafoetida), each of the measure of a ‘pala’ (equal to 1 tola).

Soil these in an ‘adaka’ (equal to 8 seers, double the measure, i. e., 16 seers, being taken in practice) of the decoction of the ten roots, with one ‘prastha’ (equal to 2 seers, double the measure, i. e., 4 seers being taken in practice) of ghee.

The measure of a dose is a ‘chathurthika (equal to 1 pala).

Having taken this ghee, one should drink ‘peya’ and ‘mancfa’ of rice.* 35-36

This medicine cures asthma, cough, pains in the chest and the sides, ‘Graham’ disease, and abdominal tumours.

Even this is the composition of ‘Pippaladya-Ghrita as declared by him of Atri’s race. 37

TRAYUSHANADYA GHfRITA.

Take ‘Tryu'sharla’ (dry ginger, the fruits of Piper longum, - arid black pepper), ‘Triphala ’ (the three myrobalans), Drfiksha (grapes), Kasmaryya ( Gmelina arbored), Parushaka ( Grewia Asiaticd), the two Pathas (two varieties of Cissampelos hernandifolia, i. e., smaller and larger), DevadSru ( Pinus deodard), Riddhi (not being obtainable, Bala or Sida cordifolia is used as a substitute), Swagupta (otherwise called Atmagupta, i. e., Mucuna pruriens), Chitraka [Plumbago zeylanica), £athi' [Curcuma Zerumbet), Yyaghri [Solanum X anthocarpum), Tamalaki (otherwise called Bhumyâmlaka', i. e., Phyllanthus Nirufl), Meda (not being obtainable, Acwagandha, i. e., Physalis flexuosa is used), Kakanasa [Asclepias curassavica ), £atavari [Asparagus racemosus), Trikantaka (otherwise called Kokilaksha, i. e\, Rueltia longifolia ), and Vidari [Batatas pdniculatus).

The measure of each of the above should be a ‘karsha’ (2 tolas). Reduce these to paste and boil the paste with 1 ‘prastha’ (equal to

* ‘Peya.’ and ‘niatida’ afe gruels, the former being thinner tlian the latter. — T.

" CHA RAKA-SA MH1TA.

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•2 seers, double the measure, or four seers, being1 taken in practice), adding milk of 4 times the measure (i, e., 16 see'rs).

This ghee is an alleviative of cough (born of wind).

It alleviates also the following ailments, vie., fever, abdominal tumours, disgust for food, enlarged spleen, headache, pains in the chest and the sides, anaemia, piles, stony tumours in the abdomen born of vitiated wind, sores (in the lungs), consumption, and waste (of dhfitus’).

• Even this is the composition of that celebrated ghee known by the name of ‘Tryushauadya-Ghrita.’ 3g-4i

RASNADI-GHRITA.

In a ‘drona’ (equal to 32 seers, in practice double the measure, i. e., 64 seers, are taken) of water, boil Rasna (Vanda Roxburghii), Dagamula (the, group of ten roots), and £atavari (Asparagus racemosus), each of the measure of a pala, as also these three, vie., Kulattha (Dolichos biflorus), Vadara (jujubes), and Yava (barley), each of the measure of a ‘manika’ (equal to 8 palas). 42

Boil also (with the. above): half a tula (equal to six and one-fourth seers) of the flesh of a (hermaphrodite) goat.

The decoction should be boiled down to a fourth of the measure of water (that is, 16 seers). , , .

Add to it an ‘5dhaka’ (equal to 8 seers, in practice double the measure, that is, 16 seers are taken) of ghee, and the same measure of milk, and (the paste measuring) a pala of each of the ten drugs com¬ posing, the group called ‘Jrvaniya.’

The ghee, thus prepared, should be administered as snuff, or as drink, or as enemeta, in diseases of the wind.

The physician should administer it, after a careful examination of the patient, the measure being determined by his condition.

This ghee conquers the five varieties of cough, tremour of the head, ‘£ula’ pains of the pubic region and the (female) organ of generation. ' ’

CHARAKA-SAMHITA.

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It conquers such diseases of the wind as afflict the whole body or a particular district of the body. It cures also enlarged spleen, and the wind having an upward course. 43-45

Take Vidanga (Embelia Ribes), Nagara (dry ginger), RasnS (Vanda Roxburghii ), Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum), Hingu (assafcetida), ‘Saindhava’ salt, Bhargi ( Siphonanthus Indica ), and Kshara (the ashes of green barley shoots).

Reduce these to pulv, and mix the pulv with ghee ,